There are times in life where our relationship with God and our relationship with our family members and loved ones may come into conflict. We hope that we would be able to continue loving God and loving our family and loved ones in harmony, but when we are faced with a difficult situation where we have to choose between God and family members or loved ones, what would we do? If we say we love God, then we may be causing tension and possibly disharmony in the family. On the other hand, if we love our family and loved ones and do as they tell us, we may be committing sin against God and His commandments. A sticky and tough situation indeed.
In today's Gospel, Jesus warns us: "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be those of his own household. Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who does not take his cross and follow in my footsteps is not worthy of me. Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it." Sometimes our family members and loved ones may demand that we do something, for example, to uphold the family honour. Are we going to do what our family members and loved ones expect of us, and in doing so ruin our relationship with God? The choice is indeed a difficult one, but we must choose wisely for our eternal future.
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